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Coimbra Ceramics
It is a faience with a very soft and regular texture,
with handmade paintings in the colors of blue-cobalt,
brown, green and yellow, reproducing originals from the
XVth Century (hispanic-arab influence)
and XVIIth Century (representing hunting motifs).
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Bordallo Pinheiro's
Artistic Faience
Raphael Bordallo-Pinheiro (1846-1905),
Portuguese artist with a vast work in many publications,
he was the precursor of the artistic poster in Portugal.
Painter, watercolorist, illustrator, journalist,
ceramist and teacher, his name is intimately connected
to Portuguese caricature. He is the author of the
popular representation of "Zé Povinho", which later
became a symbol of the Portuguese people.
The artist Raphael Bordallo-Pinheiro, a well known and
respected ceramist dedicated most of his life to the
production of artwork which conquered a personal mark
seal. His work left of jars, vases, water-vases, pots,
dishes and other artwork demonstrated his skills and
creativity. Today, the "Bordallo Pinheiro's Artistic
Faience", factory founded in 1884, still uses a great
part of the centennial techniques in the reproduction of
the models created by Bordallo Pinheiro and goes on with
the recovery of an irreplaceable legacy.
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